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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Deray Mckesson, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist, will speak on Thursday as Global Engagement Summit’s keynote speaker. Students can get free tickets from the Norris University Center front desk starting Monday.

DeRay Mckesson to speak at open Global Engagement Summit event

April 9, 2017

Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson will speak at Northwestern on Thursday as Global Engagement Summit’s inaugural keynote speaker. Mckesson, known for his Black Lives Matter activism and signature...

Rappaport: From sideline to front line: teaching math as activism

March 28, 2017

This op-ed, submitted by McCormick and Bienen fifth year Sarah Rappaport, was originally published March 28 and taken down April 1 because it contained unoriginal content. Various college publications...

Carolyne Guo and Steffany Bahamon discuss education inequality at a panel Tuesday night. The event was hosted by Northwestern’s chapter of Teach For America and Net Impact.

Panel critiques charter schools, talks potential impact of Trump administration on education inequity

February 8, 2017

With the recent confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, panelists at an event Tuesday criticized DeVos’ advocacy for charter schools nationwide, analyzing their impact on education inequity. Addressing...

Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, speaks at a Northwestern event in 2013. TFA has received slightly fewer applications from NU students this year, a spokeswoman for the organization told The Daily.

Northwestern applications to Teach for the America drop slightly amid national decline

February 20, 2015

Fewer Northwestern students are applying to join Teach for America this year, a spokeswoman for the organization said, as the nonprofit faces a nationwide drop in applications for the second consecutive...

Gail Schechter, the executive director of Open Communities, speaks at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The lecture, called “Race and the Economy: Jobs, Housing, Poverty,” discussed housing segregation and inequality.

Holocaust Museum speakers discuss housing segregation in Chicago area

January 15, 2015

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center hosted more than 120 people for a lecture and discussion on racial segregation and economic disparity Thursday night. David Stovall, a professor at...

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